Dennis Epple

13.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
96 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Dennis Epple is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Education and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis Epple has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 29 papers in Education and 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Dennis Epple's work include Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (29 papers), School Choice and Performance (28 papers) and Housing Market and Economics (23 papers). Dennis Epple is often cited by papers focused on Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (29 papers), School Choice and Performance (28 papers) and Housing Market and Economics (23 papers). Dennis Epple collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Türkiye. Dennis Epple's co-authors include Linda Argote, Richard Romano, Holger Sieg, Eric D. Darr, Thomas Romer, Sara Beckman, Allan Zelenitz, Glenn Platt, Kenneth E. Murphy and Brett R. Gordon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Economic Review and Econometrica.

In The Last Decade

Dennis Epple

86 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Acquisition, Transfer, and Depreciation of Knowledge ... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1995 1990 1990 1998 1987 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Acquisition, Transfer, and Depreciation of Knowledge in Service Organizations: Productivity in Franchises
    1995 1.0k citations Linda Argote, Dennis Epple et al. profile →
  2. Learning Curves in Manufacturing
    1990 884 citations Linda Argote, Dennis Epple profile →
  3. The Persistence and Transfer of Learning in Industrial Settings
    1990 816 citations Linda Argote, Dennis Epple et al. profile →
  4. Competition between Private and Public Schools, Vouchers, and Peer-Group Effects
    1998 532 citations Richard Romano, Dennis Epple American Economic Review profile →
  5. Hedonic Prices and Implicit Markets: Estimating Demand and Supply Functions for Differentiated Products
    1987 520 citations Dennis Epple profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dennis Epple United States 34 4.1k 1.9k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 96 7.8k
Albert N. Link United States 53 6.5k 1.6× 5.5k 2.9× 757 0.6× 470 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 327 12.8k
Richard M. Walker Hong Kong 53 1.6k 0.4× 2.8k 1.5× 2.1k 1.7× 387 0.3× 2.1k 1.9× 206 9.6k
Pablo D’Este Spain 27 2.3k 0.6× 4.0k 2.1× 547 0.4× 505 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 71 7.4k
Orley Ashenfelter United States 50 6.4k 1.6× 876 0.5× 2.6k 2.0× 809 0.7× 906 0.8× 148 11.7k
David Urbano Spain 50 2.4k 0.6× 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 736 0.7× 231 10.4k
Peter F. Drucker United States 39 1.1k 0.3× 2.8k 1.5× 1.1k 0.9× 864 0.7× 493 0.4× 146 9.1k
Mark N. K. Saunders United Kingdom 30 942 0.2× 2.7k 1.4× 2.1k 1.7× 923 0.8× 393 0.4× 98 10.7k
Jerald Hage United States 36 987 0.2× 3.6k 1.9× 1.9k 1.5× 529 0.4× 675 0.6× 114 10.0k
Andy Lockett United Kingdom 56 3.2k 0.8× 4.6k 2.5× 1.0k 0.8× 481 0.4× 711 0.6× 139 12.7k
Adrian Thornhill United Kingdom 15 735 0.2× 2.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 663 0.6× 314 0.3× 30 8.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Epple, Dennis, et al.. (2022). How Effective Are Colleges in Educating a Diverse Student Body? Evidence from West Point. Journal of Human Capital. 17(2). 250–283.
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Epple, Dennis, Akshaya Jha, & Holger Sieg. (2018). The superintendent's dilemma: Managing school district capacity as parents vote with their feet. Quantitative Economics. 9(1). 483–520. 3 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis, Michael Peress, & Holger Sieg. (2018). Household Sorting and Neighborhood Formation. Figshare.
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Epple, Dennis, Brett R. Gordon, & Holger Sieg. (2018). A New Approach to Estimating the Production Function for Housing. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University).
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Epple, Dennis & Lester B. Lave. (2018). The Helium Storage Controversy: Modeling Natural Resource Supply. American Scientist. 70(3). 286–292. 1 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis & Allan Zelenitz. (2016). The Roles of Jurisdictional Competition and of Collective Choice Institutions in the Market for Local Public Goods. American Economic Review. 71(2). 87–92. 3 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis, et al.. (2016). A general equilibrium analysis of state and private colleges and access to higher education in the U.S.. Journal of Public Economics. 155. 164–178. 24 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis, et al.. (2015). Admitting Students to Selective Education Programs: Merit, Profiling, and Affirmative Action. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis & Richard Romano. (2015). Equilibrium and efficient provision of local public goods with peer effects. Research in Economics. 69(3). 291–319. 3 indexed citations
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Engberg, John, et al.. (2010). Evaluating the Gifted Program of an Urban School District Using a Modified Regression Discontinuity Design. NBER Working Paper No. 16414.. National Bureau of Economic Research. 4 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis, et al.. (2010). On the political economy of tax limits. Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona). 1. 6 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis, Brett R. Gordon, & Holger Sieg. (2010). A New Approach to Estimating the Production Function for Housing. American Economic Review. 100(3). 905–924. 105 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis, et al.. (2006). Profiling in Bargaining Over College Tuition. The Economic Journal. 116(515). F459–F479. 8 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis, Thomas Romer, & Holger Sieg. (2001). Interjurisdictional Sorting and Majority Rule: An Empirical Analysis. Econometrica. 69(6). 1437–1465. 113 indexed citations
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Romano, Richard & Dennis Epple. (1998). Competition between Private and Public Schools, Vouchers, and Peer-Group Effects. American Economic Review. 88(1). 33–62. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Epple, Dennis, et al.. (1991). Organizational Learning Curves: A Method for Investigating Intra-Plant Transfer of Knowledge Acquired Through Learning by Doing. Organization Science. 2(1). 58–70. 307 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis. (1981). Petroleum product price regulations: Output and efficiency effects: A comment. Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy. 14. 147–151.
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Epple, Dennis & Artur Raviv. (1978). Product Safety: Liability Rules, Market Structure, and Imperfect Information. American Economic Review. 68(1). 80–95. 45 indexed citations
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Epple, Dennis. (1978). Studies of United States primary energy supply: a review. 2 indexed citations

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